A company owed P2,000,000 plus P180,000 of accrued interest to Bank of Philippines which was due to be paid on December 31, 2021. During 2021, the company’s business deteriorated because of covid-19 pandemic. On December 31, 2021, the bank agreed to accept an old machine and cancel the entire debt. The machine’s cost was P3,900,000, with accumulated depreciation of P2,210,000, and a fair value of P1,900,000. How much should the company report in its profit or loss as a result of the derecognition of the financial liability?
Bad Debts
At the end of the accounting period, a financial statement is prepared by every company, then at that time while preparing the financial statement, the company determines among its total receivable amount how much portion of receivables is collected by the company during that accounting period.
Accounts Receivable
The word “account receivable” means the payment is yet to be made for the work that is already done. Generally, each and every business sells its goods and services either in cash or in credit. So, when the goods are sold on credit account receivable arise which means the company is going to get the payment from its customer to whom the goods are sold on credit. Usually, the credit period may be for a very short period of time and in some rare cases it takes a year.
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A company owed P2,000,000 plus P180,000 of accrued interest to Bank of Philippines which was due to be paid on December 31, 2021. During 2021, the company’s business deteriorated because of covid-19 pandemic. On December 31, 2021, the bank agreed to accept an old machine and cancel the entire debt. The machine’s cost was P3,900,000, with
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